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A lesson is about to begin...
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| Hey, have you ever heard of a unit of measurement called a "Mole"? | |
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| I don't think I have. I am a Dinosaur after all. | |
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| Well, a Mole is an unit in chemistry used to express amounts of a chemical substance. For this we use something called Avogadro's constant, which is 6.02E23 g/mol. | |
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| Wow, I'm just a Dinosaur... Why does this guy even think I would be interested in CHEMISTRY? | |
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| You must be wondering why we don't just stick with units like grams and ounces... The answer is that moles give us a consistent method to convert between atoms/molecules and grams. | |
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| How do I get OUT OF HERE?? Maybe that Velociraptor over there might eat me.... | |
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